Interpreter Position Attracts More Than 500
Jobseekers

3/15/2009-- All Nippon Airways attracted a
crowd of more than 500 women in Taipei yesterday hoping to be recruited
as an in-flight interpreter.

The coveted position of in-flight interpreter offers a starting salary
of more than NT$50,000. As the economy is weak and the unemployment rate
continues to soar, the six available positions attracted hundreds of job
applicants, all with their hair slicked back in a neat bun. Since more
than 500 people were fighting it out for six openings, only one out of
every 100 applicants would get a job.